Eitan_Zohar

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You are (mostly) a simulation.

This post was completely rewritten on July 17th, 2015, 6:10 AM. Comments before that are not necessarily relevant. Assume that our minds r

I need a protocol for dangerous or disconcerting ideas.

I have a talent for reasoning my way into terrifying and harmful conclusions. The first was modal realism as a fourteen-year-old. Of course

The Consequences of Dust Theory.

Dust theory implies that everything outside of my perception is in flux. Your experiences have to find themselves in a world in which they c

Is this evidence for the Simulation hypothesis?

I haven't come across this particular argument before, so I hope I'm not just rehashing a well-known problem. "The universe displays some

A resolution to the Doomsday Argument.

A self-modifying AI is built to serve humanity. The builders know, of course, that this is much riskier than it seems, because its success w

Misdiagnosed Asperger's syndrome is ruining my life.

So I've been rejected for conscription in the IDF because the psychiatrist thinks the Asperger's diagnosis I received as a child means that

I may have just had a dangerous thought.

I'm interested in discussing this with someone, non-publicly. It's safe to know about personally, but it's not something I'd like people in

Learning languages efficiently.

I'm not at all sure how this site works yet (I've gone only on traditional forums), so bear with me please if I do something foolish. I'm be